Effective on Friday, Kilsby will replace Darren Watt as managing director for Australia and regional vice-president for Australasia – a key position for the expanding company.

Kilsby joined Golder in 1997 and led the company’s environmental services team in South Australia for four years. Between 2003 and 2007 he managed the Adelaide office before being appointed as national operations manager in 2008.

Watt has been appointed as Golder Associates global vice-president of people after more than seven years in the top job in Australia, and will assume his new role in May.

Welcoming the appointments, Golder Associates president and chief executive officer Brian Conlin said Kilsby would bring a wealth of experience to the role.

“Adam has made an impressive contribution to Golder, representing our company as a civil and geotechnical engineer, environmental services consultant, project manager, operations manager and principal,” Conlin said.

“I am very confident he will continue the Australasian region’s record of outstanding achievement.”

Acknowledging Watt’s leadership, Conlin said the group had achieved significant growth, expanding in Australia from 350 staff to more than 1000.

This article first appeared in ILN's sister publication ConstructionIndustryNews.net.